Mr. Fornnarino's English 2, Practice Quiz 24 for ELL Students

For Questions 1-10, please mark the letter of the correct definition of the given vocabulary word.

This space contains reference material beginning next to Question 11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Questions 11-16, please read the following passage from Chapters 2 of Haruki Murakami’s After Dark. Choose the best responses to the prompts next to the passage. There is one and only one correct answer to each prompt.

 

Chapter 2, pages 35-36

The sleeping woman appears to be totally unaware of these events occurring in her room. She evidences no response to the outpouring of light and sound from the TV set but goes on sleeping soundly amid an established completeness. For now, nothing can disturb her deep sleep. The television is a new intruder into the room. We, too, are intruders, of course, but unlike us, the new intruder is neither quiet nor transparent. Nor is it neutral. It is undoubtedly trying to intervene. We sense its intention intuitively.”

 

 

Note: Murakami describes a sleeping woman who does not react to light or sound from a TV. The TV is an intruder (an unwanted visitor). We are intruders, but we are different than the TV because it is not quiet. It cannot be seen through. The TV is trying to make a difference. We know that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Questions 17-22, please read the following passage from Chapter 3 of Haruki Murakami’s After Dark. Choose the best responses to the prompts next to the passage. There is one and only one correct answer to each prompt.

 

Chapter 3, Page 58

“The man stares at Kaoru with expressionless eyes. He looks up at the neon sign: Alphaville. He takes off a glove again, pulls a leather billfold from his jacket pocket, counts out seven thousand-yen bills, and lets them drop to his feet. There is no wind: the bills lie flat on the ground. The man puts his glove back on. He raises his arm and looks at his watch. He performs each movement with unnatural slowness. He is clearly in no hurry. He seems to be trying to impress the three women with the sheer weight of his presence. He can take as much time as he likes for anything. All the while, the motorcycle engine keeps up its deep rumbling, like a skittish animal.”

 

Note: Murakami describes a man who looks at Kaoru without showing any feelings. The man looks at a sign with the word "Alphaville." He has money which he drops on the ground. He moves slowly and is not in a hurry. He knows three women are watching him. He wants them to look at him and think he is better than they are. His motorcycle engine is on. It makes a low sound, a sound like a nervous animal makes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Questions 23-25, please read the following passage from enotes.com regarding the characters of Haruki Murakami’s After Dark. Choose the best responses to the prompts located next to the passage. There is one and only one correct answer to each prompt.

“Takahashi is similar to Mari in many ways except that, whereas Mari is quiet, Takahashi cannot seem to stop talking. Mari keeps her thoughts to herself for the most part, but Takahashi appears to have to vocalize his thoughts to better understand them. Takahashi often talks around his topics when they become too personal. For example, he keeps referencing Eri’s beauty and attractiveness to keep Mari’s interest. Strangely enough, this doesn’t seem to bother Mari, as she exhibits no signs of jealousy. Finally Takahashi admits that his real interest is in Mari, which comes as a surprise to Mari. She is a bit self-deprecating and asks Takahashi why he would want to see more of her.”
"After Dark - List of Characters" eNotes Publishing Ed. Scott Locklear. eNotes.com, Inc. eNotes.com 30 Dec, 2016 <http://www.enotes.com/topics/after-dark-murakami/characters#characters-character-list>

 

 

Note: Murakami is saying that Takahashi is like Mari, except Mari is quiet and Takahashi talks a lot. Takahashi can understand his thoughts when he says them and can hear them. He talks about Eri to keep Mari listening to him. Finally, Takahashi says he is interested in Mari. Mari is surprised. She does not think she is so important that Takahashi would be interested in her. She asks him why he wants to see more of her.